...announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED SlATES, HAS INVADED OUR TERRITORY, AND SHED AMERICAN BLOOD...HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED, AND THAT THE TWO NATIONS * Speech of CJ Ingersoll. App. to Cong. Globe, 29th Cong., 2Sesa.,p. 125. t Occupying six pages in...

...receipt of this intelligence, the executive sends a war message to congress. "Mexico," it declares, " has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood on American soil ;" and it calls upon the nation to punish this outrage, and to prosecute to " an honorable...

...in a Message to Congress, dated the llth of that month, used the following language : ^ " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary...invaded our territory) and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now...

...in a Message to Congress, dated the llth of that month, used the following language : * " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now...

...forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short...

...information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United Slates, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short...

...contents were communicated to Congress by the President, with a message in which he says that " Mexico has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war." Whereupon Congress by the act of 1.3th May, 1846, recognised war as existing with Mexico, and made...

...period of years, he closed the mournful catalogue by announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES,...HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED, AND THAT THE TWO NATIONS * Speech of CJ Ingersoll. App. to Cong. Globe, 29th Cong., 2Sess.,p. 125. t Occupying six pages in...

...contents were communicated to Congress by the President, with a message in which he says that " Mexico has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war." thereupon Congress by the act of 13th May, 1846, recognized war as existing with Mexico, and made provision...

...forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil."f Documents accompanied the message. Mr Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very...